Where does “asfaltera” come from?
asfaltera (Swedish) comes from Swedish asfalt, from Late Latin asphaltum, from Ancient Greek ἄσφαλτος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
asfaltera (Swedish): to pave (something) with asphalt
Definitions
- to pave (something) with asphalt
Ancestry of “asfaltera”, step by step
asfaltera traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish asfalt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | asfalt | asphalt, asphalt concrete |
| 2 | Late Latin | asphaltum | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἄσφαλτος | asphalt, bitumen |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |